Sales of Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet failed to meet expectations in the fourth quarter of 2012, selling just 1 million units, according to a UBS analyst. The analyst, Brent Thill, had expected 2 million Surface RT tablets to sell. ...
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Microsoft and a respected researcher disagreed this week about whether a bug in Windows RT is actually a security vulnerability that should be patched. The bug, revealed Jan. 5 by a hacker known as "clrokr," can be used to bypass a ...
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Defending Windows 8 against reports that sales have been sluggish, one of Microsoft's top executives said it will take time for customers to digest the new operating system and for device makers to ramp up production of the hardware users ...
Microsoft has sold more than 60 million Windows 8 licenses so far, a number that is "roughly" in line with the performance of Windows 7 at the same stage of its release three years ago, according to Tami Reller, CFO and chief marketing ...
Microsoft has sold more than 60 million Windows 8 licenses so far, a number that is “roughly” in line with the performance of Windows 7 at the same stage of its release three years ago, according to Tami Reller, CFO and Chief ...
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Microsoft on Wednesday revealed six locations for new retail stores it will open in early 2013, including four transformed from its holiday specialty stores, dubbed "pop-ups," that it established in October. The move will expand the ...
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Computerworld-Notebook computers equipped with hard disk drives won't face a significant threat this year from those with solid-state drives(SSDs),according to a report issued by IHS iSuppli. SSD-based notebook PCs like Apple's MacBook ...
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Computerworld-Intel's former head of Ultra Mobility,hired Monday to become Qualcomm's chief marketing officer,shows that the San Diego-based chip maker is finally serious about marketing,one analyst said. The hiring of Anand ...
c, forcing U.S. and Canadian customers who want one Friday to head to the company's permanent and special holiday "pop-up" stores. As of Saturday, the $599 32GB and $699 64GB models packaged with a Touch Cover were shipping one to two ...
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Microsoft has sold 40 million licenses of the Windows 8 OS since its launch a month ago. "We believe Windows 8 is shaping up is as one of the company's most successful products," said Tami Reller, Microsoft's chief marketing officer and ...
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Samsung is expected to show off its Intel-based Series 5 Hybrid PC tablet running Windows prior to the start of the IFA trade show in Berlin this week. The South Korean manufacturer posted a photo of the new device on Facebook today. ...
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced that the Surface RT tablet will be available at more retailers later this month, as well as at additional Microsoft stores that will grow beyond temporary holiday stores into permanent outlets. The ...
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Fewer than half of U.S. consumers have heard of Windows 8, hinting that Microsoft faces a tough task convincing buyers that they need to jump on the bandwagon. According to a telephone survey of almost 1,200 U.S. adults conducted by the ...
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The reported slow early sales of Microsoft's Surface RT tablet have raised a question among IT analysts -- does Microsoft truly want to produce boffo sales of the new device? Some analysts say that Microsoft can't afford to have smashing ...
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Microsoft today briefly posted prices of $499 to $699 for the Surface tablet, but then pulled the listings from its online store. "If true, this is aggressive and right where it needs to be priced," said Patrick Moorhead, principal ...
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